| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 496 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Foreword; Preface; Contributors; Part I -- Airway Diseases; 1. Asthma Epidemiology; 2. Asthma Management; 3. Bronchiectasis; 4. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Epidemiology; 5. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Pharmacological Treatment; 6. Non-invasive Mechanical Ventilation in COPD; 7. Pulmonary Rehabilitation; 8. Lung Volume Reduction Surgery; 9. Diffuse Panbronchiolitis; 10. Obstructive Sleep Apnoea; Psrt II -- Infections; 11.Community Acquired Pneumonia; 12. AIDS and the Lungs; 13. Influenza; 14. Tropical Infections and the Lungs; 15. Tuberculosis: Epidemiology and Surveillance. |
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16. Tuberculosis: Clinical Features in Adults17. Tuberculosis: Diagnosis and Drug Treatment; 18. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; Port III -- Environmental and Occupational Lung Diseases; 19. Air Pollution and Lung Health; 20. Smoking and Lung Health; 21. Occupational Airway Diseases; 22. Pneumoconiosis; Part IV -- Neoplasms; 23. Lung Cancer: Epidemiology and Risk Factors; 24. Lung Cancer: Diagnosis and Staging; 25. Lung Cancer: Treatment; Part V Procedures; 26. Lung Transplantation; 27. Minimal Access Thoracic Surgery; 28. Pulmonary Function Testing in Asians; Index. |
| Summary |
"This is the first book to focus on respiratory health and diseases in Asia, where 60% of the world's population reside. In this volume, respiratory health and diseases are presented and discussed with relevance to their unique epidemiology and management in Asia. This informative book is a useful reference equally for medical students, clinicians in training and respiratory specialists."--Jacket. |
| Subject |
Respiratory organs -- Diseases.
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Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Treatment.
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Respiratory Tract Diseases -- therapy.
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Asia.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Respiratory.
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MEDICAL -- Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine.
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Respiratory organs -- Diseases.
(OCoLC)fst01095766
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Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Treatment.
(OCoLC)fst01095790
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| Added Author |
Ip, Mary Sau-man.
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| In: |
HKU Press digital editions. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Respiratory medicine. Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, ©2005 9789622096936 (DLC) 2006473431 (OCoLC)58944140 |
| ISBN |
9789882202665 (electronic bk.) |
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9882202667 (electronic bk.) |
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